Festival Dances (Physical Education 9)

Physical Education 9 Third Grading Period Festival dances are cultural dances performed to the strong beats of percussion instruments by a community of people sharing the same culture usually done in honor of a Patron Saint or in thanksgiving of a bountiful harvest. Festival danc...

Physical Education 9 Third Grading Period Festival dances are cultural dances performed to the strong beats of percussion instruments by a community of people sharing the same culture usually done in honor of a Patron Saint or in thanksgiving of a bountiful harvest. Festival dances may be religious or secular in nature. But the best thing about festivals is that they add to the merry-making and festivities where they are celebrated, the reason why they are called festival dances after all. Festival dances draw the people’s culture by portraying the people’s ways of life through movements, costumes and implements inherent to their place of origin. Filipinos do festivals primarily to celebrate. There are a multitude of reasons for this reason. We celebrate our unity amidst the diversity of cultures and we celebrate our industry bringing about a bountiful harvest. Festivals have been a consistent crowd-producing activity leading to the upliftment of a community’s economy due to its tourism and entertainment value. Basically, festivals are forms of entertainment that attract foreign and domestic tourists to visit a place eventually leading to the elevation of the Filipino’s quality of life.  Whatever festival we celebrate, be it done to honor a religious icon or celebrate our industry.  Festival dances are a reflection of the unity of the Filipino community that despite the economic, social, environmental, cultural and political challenges we face every day, there can be no other race more resilient than ours. The mother of festival is what so called “Aliwan Fiesta” conducted at Quirino Grandstand in Manila.  Sinulog Festival  is an annual cultural and religious festival held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu City, and is the center of the Santo Niño Catholic celebrations in the Philippines.  Dinagyang Festival  is celebrated every fourth weekend of January to honor the Christianization of the natives and to respect the Holy Child Jesus.  A tribute in honor of Señor Sto. Niño whom Ilonggos (ILOILO CITY) believe was very miraculous in times of famine and drought.  Ati-Atihan Festival  is a feast held annually in January in honor of the Santo Niño (Infant Jesus), concluding on the third Sunday, in the island and town of Kalibo, Aklan in the Philippines.  The name "Ati-Atihan" means "to be like Atis" or "make believe Ati's". Itas were the primary settlers in the islands. Feast of Our Lady of Peñafrancia  is celebrated on the third Saturday of September in Naga City, Bicol.  The feast day is preceded by a novena, nine days of prayer, in honor of the Virgin.  Higantes Festival  also known as the Feast of Saint Clemente, is celebrated every November 23 in the town of Angono, Rizal.  This is a major festival in honor of Saint Clemente, the patron saint of fishermen. Longganisa Festival  is held every January 25. It is celebrated during the feast day of the conversion of St. Paul the Apostle.  St. Paul is Vigan City’s patron saint. Before his conversion, St. Paul was known as Saul, a zealous persecutor of Christians.  Kinabayo Festival  is celebrated every July 25 in Dapitan City Zamboanga del Norte Philippines celebrate a mysterious and colorful pageant re-enacting the Spanish-Moorish wars, mainly the Battle of Covadonga where the Spanish forces under General Pelagio took their last stand against Saracan.  They were able to overturn the tide through the miraculous spirit of St. James. Pintados de Pasi Festival  The, Pintados de Passi Festival in Passi City, central of Iloilo province, is one way of celebrating the cityhood of Passi in March 1998. honoring Sto. Nino  Pattaraday Festival  Pattaraday which means unity is an Ybanag word, it is celebrated on the occasion of the founding anniversary of Santiago City, Isabela in honor of Senor San Tiago celebrated every May. Sangyaw Festival  is a religious and socio- cultural event in the Philippines. It was revived in 2008 by the city government of Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines. Sangyaw means "to herald news" in Waray language celebrated in the month of July. Bangus Festival  is one of the country’s biggest and most colorful celebrations of local industry and culture. As Dagupan City, Pangasinan is primarily known for its tasty bangus products, the annual affair has consistently drawn people from all over the Philippines to savor the native delicacy and to enjoy the many activities lined up for the whole festivity. (April to May) Bambanti Festival  Bambanti is an Ilocano word meaning “scarecrow (farming),” which is aplenty in the vast rice and cornfields of Isabela. Bambanti Festival celebrated every January. Mammangi Festival  Ilagan, Isabela also celebrates the Mammangi Festival celebrated during the last week of May; an Ybanag word meaning the harvest or planting of corn.  It honors the farmers who are the real foundation of Ilagan’s economy and is celebrated as a thanksgiving activity for a good harvest every May.  Mammangui came from the Ybanag word mangui or corn.  Mango Festival  is a six-day event of thanksgiving for the abundant harvest of mangoes and all the other agricultural products of the province.  It also highlights the attractions and places of interest in the entire Zambales.  It is usually celebrated every April. Panagbenga Festival  is a month-long annual flower festival occurring in Baguio. The term is of Malayo-Polynesian origin, meaning "season of blooming".  The festival, held during the month of February, was created as a tribute to the city's flowers and as a way to rise up from the devastation of the 1990 Luzon earthquake.  Ibon Ebon Festival  One of the more colourful events in Pampanga, the Ibon Ebon Festival (literally means 'bird - egg') features the municipality of Candaba as the home of thousands of migratory birds from different parts of the globe, and at the same time showcases its growing duck-egg industry.  Celebrated every February  Masskara Festival  is a festival held each year in Bacolod, Philippines.  It is held every third weekend of October or on the closest weekend to October 19.  The festival first began in 1980 during a period of crisis. (Sugar Industry)  T’nalak Festival  also known as Tinalak Festival, is a festival held to celebrate the anniversary of South Cotabato, and is observed every July.  The festival’s unique name is attributed to a popular piece of colorful cloth woven by the local T’boli women (T’boli is a tribe in the region). The cloth is known as a t’nalak, and is made of abaca clothing. The Ammungan Festival  “Ammungan” means “gathering” in the local dialect of the Gaddang people, one of the earliest settlers in the province.  It exemplifies the Novo Vizcayano’s seriousness in showing that there is beauty and unity in diversity among the varied ethnic groups in the province.  The Ammungan Festival also celebrated Indigenous People’s Day every March. Binatbatan Festival  traces its roots from the abel weaving industry of Vigan which has been in existence even before the Spaniards came to colonize the Philippines, celebrate every May. (Weaving Industry)